Buffalo Carpet Beetle vs Lemon Beebalm

Anthrenus scrophulariae compared with Monarda citriodora

Key Differences

Buffalo Carpet Beetle is Least Concern while Lemon Beebalm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lemon Beebalm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dermestidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthrenus	Monarda
Species	Anthrenus scrophulariae	Monarda citriodora

Conservation Status

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lemon Beebalm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Carpet Beetle	Lemon Beebalm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Lemon Beebalm

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Buffalo Carpet Beetle

The Buffalo Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) is a species in the genus Anthrenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.